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Wild parrots are intensely social, unbelievably intelligent, and fly through the forests like swift arrows. Yet, thousands are now being bred for “pets”. They are wild animals and do not deserve a life in captivity.
Most parrot guardians are not able to cope with the wild behaviors, such as biting and screaming. Very few will find a human prepared to devote even a few hours a day for 60 years or so.
Hundreds will end up in tiny cages, pathetic, miserable, crazy. Thousands if not millions will be euthanized. There is a desperate need for sanctuaries. And for a concerted effort to protect parrots in the wild where they belong.
- Dr. Jane Goodall
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